The British and Irish Lions move on to New Plymouth to face a tricky tour match against Taranaki Lions forward Michael Owen takes the play into Taranaki's half during a tense opening to the match Denis Hickie skilfully hacks the ball forward as the Lions slowly begin to find their feet against a resilient home side Fly-half Charlie Hodgson enjoys a good first half, but the tourists find scoring opportunities limited Taranaki's defence swamp Andy Titterrell as the Lions come to the end of the first half 7-6 behind Delightful play from Hodgson and Chris Cusiter sets up Martin Corry to narrowly score a try straight after the break The Lions finally begin to cut loose and daylight opens up between the teams with a try from Shane Horgan Taranaki are firmly on the rack and Geordan Murphy dives over to put the Lions comfortably ahead And just three minutes later Murphy scores again after a crossfield kick from Hodgson opens up the defence Lions fans have much to cheer about as they celebrate their team's emphatic 36-14 victory Hodgson's superb display leaves Sir Clive Woodward with plenty to think about ahead of the upcoming Tests
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